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Old April 19, 2012   #22
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Originally Posted by luke View Post
I was planting my Mom's garden this weekend. She grabbed a brick for me to anchor a cage with, and threw it in my direction. I finished setting the cage in place and set my non-gloved hand on top of the brick for support as I changed positions and saw a fat black spider scurry out of the way and go to the underside of the brick.

Black widow.

Fortunately for the two of us who had handled the brick, it turned into a teaching moment for my two kids.
In my area I see a black widow once a month. I had to teach myself to be vigilant. Rattlers... Now that would freak me out.
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